Adding to your Contented Child Treasure Basket

The items in a Contented Child Treasure Basket are provided as a starting point to develop your own unique basket. You may wish to add some of the following suggestions:

Natural objects: fir cones of differing sizes, large pebbles, shells, big feathers, large corks, a pumice stone, small glass bottles or jars

Objects made from natural materials: shaving brush, small baskets, bone shoe horn, small raffia mat, clothes peg, leather specs case, paint brush

Wooden objects: clothes peg, large beads on string, small bowls, curtain rings, wooden nail brush

Metal objects: spoons, tin lids, garlic crusher, metal beaker, brass curtain rings

Objects in leather, textile, rubber, fur: leather purse, rubber gloves, small soft toy, small flannel, rubber ball, tennis ball, fur fabric

Paper, cardboard: notebook, greaseproof paper, egg boxes

Only choose items you are comfortable with your child exploring and be happy that the objects you have selected for the basket are safe enough. Any anxiety you have about an object will be picked up by your baby and play will become distracted. Perceptions of what is safe vary from person to person so only you will know what should be regarded as safe for your baby to play with.